Backband hook



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- E. W. BAILEY BACKBAND Hook" Fiied Dec. 1 1, 1921 Y WITNESSES INVENTOR Brlfili-z Application December To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, EDWIN W. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Lawley, in. the county of Bibb and State of Alabama, have invented a new and Improved Backhand Hook, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact cescription.

This invention relates to improvements in hooks for the back bands of draft animals. the principal object of the invention being to provide a hook of this character, which will serve to firmly support the trace chains and prevent the same from slipping in either direction.

A further object is to provide a hook so constructed that a trace chain may be readily attached thereto, and a hook which will be simple and practical in construction, strong, durable and efficient in use, and comparative-- ly inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully herein after described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of one end of the back band showing my improved hook attached thereto;

Figure 2 is an edge view of Figure 1; and

Figure 8 is an edge view of Figure l, s rowing the manner of operating the hook to permit the attachment or removal of the trace chain therefrom;

Referring in detail to the drawings, l have used the reference numeral 1 to designate a back band for draft animals. plate 2 is bent transversely and has its ends straddling the end of the back band and se cured thereto by suitable securing devices, such as the rivets 3. The intermediate portion of this metal plate or sheet 2 is bent to provide a sleeve lreceiving a pin 5, the in termediate portion of said sheet being recessed, as indicated at 6, to expose the pin.

A. plate 7 includes at its upper end, a pair of apertured ears or extensions 8 pivotally mounted upon the pin 5 and at its lower end is provided with a pair of integral upwardly extending hooks 9, said hooks being spaced apart to accommodate an arm 10 pivotally mounted upon the pin 5 between the ears 8. The arm 10 carries a finger 11 which engages with the plate 7 to limit the pivotal movement of the arm in one direc- A metal 14;, 4321. fierial No. 522,2; 4.

tion. This finger is movable between the hooks 9 and. when the same engages the plate, the arm 10 is in parallelism and alignment with the hooks 9.

The numeral 12 is used to designate a guard flap riveted to the under side of the the back band 1 by rivets lSand if red, the rivets 3 may also be utilized in securing this flap firmly to the back band. The flap extends beyond the end of the back band and serves to guard the side of a draft animal from contact with the plate 7, so that the plate will not cause chafing. I will e noted that the arm 10 extends below the hooks 9 providing a linger receiving extension 14. to facilitate the lifting or operating- Tie manner of operation of the hook is follows: It will of course be understood t tha one of these hooks is provided at each end of tne back band for the purpose of.

receiving the trace chains, designated by the reference numeral 15. In attaching the chains, the flexibili y of the guard flap, l2 permits the raising of the arm 10, seen most clearly in Figure 3. The chain may then be passed under the arm and one link of the same inserted between the plate 7 the books 9. As the arm 10 is restored to its normal. position, the finger 11 will pass through the link of the chain and engage the plate 7 so that the link is positively held against slipping in either direction. It is of course necessary to manually liar; the flap 12 when attaching or removing the trace chain.

Although I have illustrated one of the preferred embodiments of my invention, it will be apparent that various slight changes and alters Tons might be made in-the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. A back band hook, including a pivoted plate, hooks integral withthe plate, a pivarm movable between the hooks, and carried by said arm engageable with the plate to limit the pivotalmovement of and with a link of a chain to hold .in against movement.

back band hook, a plate having 32111014: see; d date having ems, o pin to 011g knuckles-a end eons hooks integral with the second plate, an arm pivoted on the pin between the eons, the free end of said arm being movable between said hooks, and means on the {will intermediate of its ends cooperating; with said hooks to hold the chain against movement.

3. In Too, bend hook, 2. hooks integral with the free encls 0 said hooks extending in parallelism wi h me e and being spacefi from the plate and eaol'i other, pivoted erin'movable between the hooks, and a finger carried by 15 said arm and adapted to pass through a link of a chain and engage the plate.

EDWIN W h BAILEY.

pivoted plate 10 

